SAP HCM - A Complete Tutorial

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Book Details

ISBN 139781782172208

Paperback380 pages

About This Book

Delve into the SAP HCM system and the multitude of features it provides

Explore the various infotypes related to numerous business processes in order to manage human resources better

A practical guide filled with real life scenarios, screenshots, and useful tips and tricks

Who This Book Is For

If you are familiar with ERP products, and would like to leverage knowledge and fine-tune your configuration skills, then this book is for you. This book is aimed at readers who want to learn about SAP HCM and its most popular functionalities.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: End User Transactions

Daily transactional codes

Standard reports

Creating a folder and moving the T-codes

An overview of SAP standard reports

Summary

Chapter 2: Recruitment Configuration

Handling vacancies

Advertising vacancies

Integration with personnel administration

Summary

Chapter 3: SPOCK – the Building Block of OM

The concepts of Organization Management

Creating an organizational structure with different interfaces

Integrating Organization Management with Personnel Administration

Summary

Chapter 4: PA Configuration in Less Than 24 Hours

Personnel Administration infotypes

Important infotypes that are mandatory and their configuration steps

Tips and tricks that will be handy while configuring the submodule

Customizing the infotype menu and info groups

Configuring personnel actions

Summary

Chapter 5: Time Management Configuration – Negative Time

Nodes for configuring the Work schedule rule and Absence Quotas

Important nodes and/or customizing tables for the Work schedule rule

Important nodes and/or customizing tables for Absence Quotas

Tips to generate Absence Quotas without any hassles

Summary

Chapter 6: Payroll Configuration

Infotypes mandatory for payroll processing

Control record elucidated

Steps to configure the payroll

Writing a PCR to meet your customer's requirements

Configuring a payslip

Integration with the finance module

Summary

Chapter 7: Talent Management and Development Configuration

Basic settings – Personnel Development

Integration aspects with other submodules of HCM

Master data for the Personnel Development component

Objective setting and an appraisal's template configuration

Summary

Chapter 8: Training and Event Management Configuration

The basic settings in TEM

Integration aspects in the Training and Event Management module

Configuring a business event preparation/event catalog

Summary

Chapter 9: Travel Management Configuration

Travel Management – features and functions

Travel Request configuration steps

Configuring Travel Planning

Configuring Travel Expenses

Integration aspects with other application components

Summary

Chapter 10: Building a Report Using SAP Query Viewer

Building an ad hoc query using the SQ01 transaction code

Executing a report using an ad hoc query

Transport a query across clients

Develop a report using SAP Query Viewer (SQVI)

Summary

What You Will Learn

Configure the SAP HCM module

Resolve real-time system issues

Gain tips and tricks to configure the system in less time

Fix error messages that occur frequently

Understand the standard business processes that can be mapped in the system

Use standard reports and customize them to meet business demands

Express configuration and ROI for clients

In Detail

This book will start with the basics and serve as a complete guide to handle real-time management and HR issues.

Beginning with an overview of important transaction codes and reports that end users can use to perform their day-to-day activities efficiently, you will then move on to the configuration of core modules such as Recruitment, Organizational Management, Personnel Management, Time Management, and Payroll. Next, you will learn to work around common error messages and will be given some tips and tricks that'll save your time.

In addition, you will also learn how to configure new dimension modules such as Travel Management, Talent Management, and Training and Event Management. By the end of this book, you will be able to customize reports to meet customer requirements efficiently.

Authors

Ganesh Karthik S

Ganesh Karthik S, who prefers to be called Karthik, is a senior SAP HCM functional consultant with Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), based in Chennai, India. He holds a Master's degree in Human Resource Management from Monash University (Go8 universities), Melbourne, Australia (2005-2006). In December 2010, he earned a certification in SAP Certified Application Associate - Human Capital Management with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP4. He has close to 120 man months of progressive IT experience, which includes working on SAP and Oracle ERP products. He has been associated with multiple end-to-end implementation projects, along with projects on rollouts, upgradation, and production support. He is also determined to share his experiences with SAP aspirants and consultants in the form of a book. He is passionate about SAP and takes joy in sharing knowledge with others. He is an avid blogger and frequently writes on his blog (http://saperphcm.blogspot.in/).

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